Methods of Critical Discourse Studies - Paperback

by Ruth Wodak (Editor), Michael Meyer (Editor)

This is a sophisticated and nuanced introduction to critical discourse analysis (CDA) that covers a range of topics in an accessible, engaging style. With international examples and an interdisciplinary approach, readers gain a rich understanding of the many angles into critical discourse analysis, the fundamentals of how analysis works and examples from written texts, online data and images.

This new edition:

• expands coverage of multimodality
• adds two new chapters on social media and analysis of online data
• supports learning with a guided introduction to each chapter
• includes a new and extended glossary

Clearly written, practical and rigorous in its approach, this book is the ideal companion when embarking on research that focuses on discourse and meaning-making.

Author Biography

Ruth Wodak is Chair of Discourse studies at the Department of Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster University. She is also Director of the research centre 'Discourse, Politics and Identity' at the Department of Linguistics, University of Vienna.